Ref: CIRC-20080315-Eng
 

Difficulty: * 

Group Size: 4 to 12 persons
Duration: 15 days / 14 nights

Day 1: Accra

Arrival at Kotoka International Airport, Accra, where a representative from ABACAR meets group on arrival for hotel transfer. A briefing about the tour will be given over a welcome dinner.

Spend the night in Accra

Day 2: Accra – Cape Coast

Accra – Cape Coast road and visit of Cape Coast castle.

Spend the night in Cape Coast

Day 3: Cape Coast, Elmina, Kakum

Visit of Elmina castle and of the fishing harbour.

Visit of Kakum National Park & stop over at Hans Botel resort

Spend the night in Cape Coast

Day 4: Cape Coast, Foso, Bekwai, Lake Bosumtwi

Driving along the former “Slave Route” we make a stop at Assin Manso, where the slaves were kept, had a last bath in the “Donko Nsuo” before shipment to the New World.

Eventually visit Obuasi (gold mine) before Lake Bosumtwi where we stop for the night

Spend the night in Abonu

Day 5: Lake Bosumtwi - Kumasi

Walk on the lakeside and road to Kumasi. Visit of the Ashanti capital.

Spend the night in Kumasi

Day 6: Baobeng Fiema Monkey Sanctuary

Visit of the craft villages around Kumasi and road to Baobeng Fiema Monkey Sanctuary.

Spend the night in Baobeng Fiema

Day 7: Kintampo, Mole National Park

Visit of the monkey sanctuary in the morning. We then go to visit the Kintampo water falls and carry on to the Mole National Park.

Spend the night in Damongo

Day 8: Mole National Park

Rise up very early in the morning to view the elephants and other protected species of the game reserve, followed by a visit to the ancient mosque and mystery stone in Larabanga.

We then leave Mole to go to Tamale.

Spend the night in Tamale

Day 9: Tamale, Walewale, Gambaga, Nalerigu, Nakpanduri

We go north to Walewale where we branch off east to the Gambaga escarpment. We stop in the villages of Gambaga, Nalerigu and Nakpanduri, the highest point of the escarpment.

Spend the night in Nakpanduri

Day 10: Nakpanduri, Yendi, Bimbila

We are now travelling south along the Togolese border and heading for the Volta Lake, one of the largest artificial lakes in the world. We go through Yendi and stop in Bimbila for the night.

Spend the night in Bimbila

Day 11: Bimbila, Dambai, Jasikan, Hohoe

We carry on to the Volta Lake to reach Dambai, Jasikan and finally the small town of Hohoe where we will spend the night.

Spend the night in Hohoe

Day 12: Kpandu, Tafi Atome monkey santuary

Visit of Kpandu on the lakeside where we will have the chance to go for a ride in a fishing boat on the lake. After Kpandu we then go to Tafi Atome monkey sanctuary.

Spend the night in Tafi Atome

Day 13: Ho, Amedzope, Akosombo

Visit of Tafi Atome monkey sanctuary early in the morning and we go to Ho on the way to the highest village in Ghana: Amedzope (nearly 600m high). On the road again we go to Akosombo.

Spend the night in Akosombo

Day 14: Akosombo, Adidome, Sogakope, Ada

Visit of the dam in the morning and road to Adidome, Sogakope, we finally stop in Ada.

Spend the night in Ada

Day 15: Ada, Accra

We spend the morning in Ada (swimming pool, seaside…) before going to Accra for a visit of the Ghanaian capital and last shopping before the flight back to Europe.

Kotoka Airport, check in and departure in the evening

END OF PROGRAMME

Rates will include:

•    Airport transfers in an air-conditioned vehicle

•    Transportation to all sites indicated in the programme in an air-conditioned bus

•    14 night’s accommodation

•    Breakfast, lunch and diner daily

•    Entrance fees to all sites indicated in the programme

•    Boat ride on the Volta lake

•    Driver’s allowance

•    Tour guide’s fee

•    Service Charge

•    VAT+NHIL on service charge

Rates will not include:

•    The return air ticket

•    Airport taxes

•    Cancelling insurance

•    Drinks

•    Personal expenses

•    Tips to the guides and driver

•    Visa expenses

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